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Todaytech.info (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Illustrated Man: How LED Tattoos Could Make Your Skin a Screen The title character of Ray Bradbury’s book The Illustrated Man is covered with moving, shifting tattoos. If you look at them, they’ll tell you a story. New LED tattoos from the University of Pennsylvania could make the Illustrated Man real (minus the [...]
Switched (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ah, human progress. It's long been possible to get drunk with your friends and make a permanent mistake on your body on spring break in Mexico, but soon you'll be able to do it electronically , too. That's right, we are entering the era of the LED tattoo. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have been developing micro-thin, flexible, silicon electronics that have already been successfully...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Questions for Joel Waldfogel, a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His book, "Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays," was published in October by Princeton University Press.
Fitness Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
More PTSD - Post-Truth Stupidity Disorder. "Childhood obesity is on the rise, and with it comes an increased risk for developing health problems such as type 2 diabetes. The best way to reduce the risk of serious weight-related health issues such as diabetes is to eat healthy and increase physical activity. Researchers at Geisinger Health System's Henry Hood Center for Health Research and the...
Neatorama (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Charlie Sorrel has an article at Wired exploring the potential development of LED-lit tattoos. New chips are small enough to be placed under the skin, mounted on a sheet of silk that dissolves into the body: New LED tattoos from the University of Pennsylvania could make the Illustrated Man real (minus the creepy stories, of [...]
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » NBC’s ObamaVision: ‘30 Rock’ Offers Up An Appealing Al Gore Don’t be fooled by the self-effacing humor or Gore’s willingness to engage in gentle self-mockery. As the leader and symbol of this socialist-wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing movement, GE/NBC understands that Gore’s popularity can only aid in the passing of legislation...
Planet Intertwingly (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Interesting: The researchers say they've found a vulnerability in U.S. law enforcement wiretaps, if only theoretical, that would allow a surveillance target to thwart the authorities by launching what amounts to a denial-of-service (DoS) attack against the connection between the phone company switches and law enforcement. [...] The University of Pennsylvania researchers found the flaw after examining...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Vice President Biden comes to Philadelphia on Monday. What for? you might ask. A symposium at the National Constitution Center? An address before the World Affairs Council? A policy conference at the University of Pennsylvania?
Covering Health (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
In a story done in collaboration with The Philadelphia Inquirer, Kaiser Health News' Jordan Rau's report on a leading physician's provocative attack on the Dartmouth Atlas gets off to a lively start: As he raced through the U.S. Capitol this fall, Dr. Richard “Buz” Cooper, a 73-year-old University of Pennsylvania medical ...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
PHILADELPHIA, PA (MARKET WIRE) Last night, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) in partnership with the Central Delaware Advocacy Group, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Penn Praxis of the University of Pennsylvania hosted the first of four civic engagement meetings to present the initial design concepts for the Race Street Pier, formerly called Pier 11. The Race Street Pier,...
Legal History Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
This post on last week's American Society for Legal History meeting comes from Josh Stein, Bernard and Irene Schwartz Postdoctoral Fellow at the New School for Social Research and the New York Historical Society and Karen Tani, Sharswood Fellow in Law and History, University of Pennsylvania.Another highlight of the 2010 ASLH annual meeting was a panel titled “Civilizing and Un-Civilizing War...
Non-Clinical Medical Jobs, Careers (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The other night, I spent some time chatting with students, alumni, and prospective students at the Villanova University Executive MBA (Master of Business Administration) Open House. Executive MBA programs are often referred to as EMBA programs. Don't get these confused with "part time MBAs" or "evening MBAs" even though the EMBA is technically obtained part-time through weekend...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO) announced that data from the University of Pennsylvania investigator sponsored Phase 1 safety study of Sangamo's zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) based product, SB-728-T, for HIV/AIDS were inadvertently and prematurely disclosed on the internet.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
For the second time in less than a year, thieves or pranksters have made off with several ceramic squirrels that are part of a public art installation at the University of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
EDDIE BELL was a pioneer in the ranks of college and pro football. He was the first black All-American and captain of the football team at the University of Pennsylvania, and then one of the brave souls who integrated pro football in the '50s.
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exhalednitricoxide | 11/06/2009
Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA gwrodway@hotmail.com J Choi Department of Acute/Tertiary Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA LA Hoffman Department of Acute/Tertiary Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA JM Sethi Division of
switbd | 10/02/2009
In a first-of its-kind study, epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that, on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The study estimated that people with a gun were 4.5 times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not possessing a gun. The study was released online this month in the American Journal of Public
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